DOI issue:
July to December, 1851
DOI Page / Citation link:https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.16608#0048
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PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI.
A FORTUNATE ATTACHMENT
Phelia, a young lady, has
written to us in a deeply sen-
timental strain, complaining
of the reckless way in which
attachments are severed, and
new ones formed, by the
unromantic interference of
their fashion, amongst theirselves ; and there's no doubt whatever but
what they understands each other perfectly well.
Eastwards in a elewated situation, werry conspicuous, you view a
gigantic bird of the rapacious order, witch is the famous American
Bald Eagle, with a bag of breadstuffs in his claws, and a holive-branch
in his beak, witch is the hemblems of that Peace and Plenty witch reigns
among the Members of this Happy and United Eamily.
Walk in, walk in, ladies and gentlemen, and see the Happy and.
United Family of All Nations, under the immediate patronage of Her
( Most Gracious Majesty and the Royal Family. Open every day,
i he Foreign Office. She calls j 'cept Sundays, from 10 till 7, admission one shillin Monday, Tuesday,
our attention to several para-1 Wednesday, and Thursday; and half-a-crown on Friday; and on
raphs and announcements,; Saturday live bob, for them as wants to be genteel."
in which it is stated that
certain gentlemen lately at-
tached to So-and-so in one
place, have been transferred, by Lord Palmer.
THE HAPPY FAMILY IN HYDE PARK.
Showman (Albert Prince) loquitur.
Walk in, walk in, ladies and gentlemen, and see the interestin' spec-
tacle of the United and Happy Family, showing the wonderful power
of human hintelligence in subduin' the ferocious and sanguinary dispo-
sitions of the hanimal creation. Here you be'old 'em livin' together in
peace and 'armony, like so many industrious bees in a glass 'ive; witch
celebrated hedifice was designed a-purpose for 'em, by that remarkable
talented indiwidgial, Mr. Joseph Paxton.
Fust and foremost, in a central situa'ion, you see that magnanimous
quadruped, the British Lion, a-lookin' round about him, with a cum-
placent expression of countenance, him being on the best of terms both
with his-self and everybody helse, and feelin' perfectly satisfied in his
own mind that he is "monarch of all he surveys."
Right over "gin that noble hanimal you observe the Gallic Cock,
between witch creatures there has been supposed to exist a nateral
henmity • but this is a wulgar error. The courageous bird has now
quitted his position, and strutted right in between the pors of the
I.ion, witch, though naturally a carnivorous hanimal, is now, you per-
ceive, a-eatin' a loaf of bread, made, I may remark, out of Free Trade
corn. The Cock is pecking crumbs out of the Lion's mouth- witch
the generous quadruped no ways begrudges, seein' as how he is blest
with an abundance, and can well afford to spare the small trifle.
Not far from this amiable hexibition of fraternity, you see the
Roossian Bear, fabulously reported to have no bowels ; a circumstance
disproved by his remarkable gentleness of disposition, and appetite for
plum-pudding-and there can be little doubt that'tis to that salutary
change in his diet he is indebted for the wonderful improvement of his
temper.
In the immediate neighbourwood of the Bear of Roosha, you be'old
the Haustrian and Prooshan Heagles, a-billin' like a pair of turtle-
doves,—and it is probable they would be cooin' too; but that, owing to
a nateral impediment in the construction of the wind-pipe, they are
unable to manage.
Here is a remarkable fine specimen of a London Terrier. The little
hanimal under his nose is a Hanover Rat. There you have a splendid
Spanish Bull; a good deal more at home where he is, I warrant you,
than he would be in the Hamphitheayter at Madrid. There, also, is a
Roman hanimal of the same species, with a brace of British bull-dogs
fast asleep alongside of him : may he never go further and fare wus !
On the right is the Royal Bengal Tiger, whose native ferocity has
been so completely conker'd that he is havin' a game of leapfrog with
the Swiss Shammy. On the left, the Great Indian Elephant is amusin'
his-self by feedin' the Chinese Pig with gingerbread nuts
That large black-looking bird yonder is the Danish Raven; he has
got a Turkey Pullet under his wing.
Yonder snug little friendly party is composed of the Rhinoceros
and Hippopotamus from Hafrica, the Egyptian Crocodile, the Halligator
from the New World, and the Kangaroo from the Hantipodes. To
tudge by their actions, they 're engaged in cheerful conversation, arter
THE NOBLE MILLER
stok and are now attached to So-and-so in quite nobody minds H.B.
a different locality. The fair writer asks, m a
strain of tender indignation, " whether such a There was a noble Miller, who
sacred thing as an attachment is to be under With no one could agree:
official control ? "—and adds, that, "although
dynasties may fall, or ministries change, under the
baneful influence of politics, the man who is really and truly attached
should, at least, be allowed to remain constant to his first attachment."
We regret we have no consolation to offer our fair and indisrnant
friend; but we must plant another immense barb in her already
lacerated bosom, by avowing to her our own opinion, that the parties
are all quite right, and that the persons whose attachments are altered, | lms Miller was a learned Peer;
simply change, as they have a right to do, because they can, pecuniarily
speaking, make a better thing of it.
He mill'd and sang his whole life long,
A slap-up Slasher he !
And all the burden of his song
Was, as they tell to me,
Oh ! I mind nobody, no, not I,
For nobody minds H. B.!
Not many such have we;
Full well he could expound the law,
And justice could decree;
But in a Mill was most at home,
For then he'd sing with glee—
Oh ! I mind nobody, no, not I,
For nobody minds H. B.!
The Miller would with all set to,
No matter their degree,
If in his measures they presumed
The least thing wrong to see.
One down, another man come on!
He sang so bold and free—
Oh ! I mind nobody, no, not I,
For nobody minds H B.!
He sometimes proved the better man,
Sometimes the worse, a wee;
But, worse or better, never once
Was brought upon his knee ;
And still would sing, though in his ear
He rather had a flea,
Oh ! I mind nobody, no, not 1,
For nobody minds H. B.!
The Mi'der used, almost each night,
To mill with one J. C.:
Those mills have stopped, and no one knows
The reason what can be.
J. C. is Lord Chief Justice now;
What's that ? says B. and V.:
Oh ! I mind nobody, no, not I,
For nobody minds H. B.!
When Truro trod upon his corns,
His last grand mill had he :
He got the poor Lord Chancellor.
Himself in Chancery:
And as he fibb'd him, still he sang,
Amid the sport and spree,
Oh ! I mind nobody, no, not I,
And nobody minds H. B.!
The Bottomless Safe.
This is one of the last contributions to the Exhibition ; and has
already engaged the attention of thousands of visitors. The safe is
constructed upon such unerring principles that, whatever may be the
amount of money once deposited within it, not a farthing of it—no
matter to whomsoever it may rightfully belong—can be removed
without the consent of him who has deposited it. The safe was care-
fully inspected by the Bishops or London, Durham, and Gloucester,.
and pronounced to be perfect. Flattered by such approval, the in-
ventor proposes to call what was heretofore the Bottomless Safe'
—the Bishop's Own; with this added inscription—Floreat Eccksia
No Money Returned.
PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI.
A FORTUNATE ATTACHMENT
Phelia, a young lady, has
written to us in a deeply sen-
timental strain, complaining
of the reckless way in which
attachments are severed, and
new ones formed, by the
unromantic interference of
their fashion, amongst theirselves ; and there's no doubt whatever but
what they understands each other perfectly well.
Eastwards in a elewated situation, werry conspicuous, you view a
gigantic bird of the rapacious order, witch is the famous American
Bald Eagle, with a bag of breadstuffs in his claws, and a holive-branch
in his beak, witch is the hemblems of that Peace and Plenty witch reigns
among the Members of this Happy and United Eamily.
Walk in, walk in, ladies and gentlemen, and see the Happy and.
United Family of All Nations, under the immediate patronage of Her
( Most Gracious Majesty and the Royal Family. Open every day,
i he Foreign Office. She calls j 'cept Sundays, from 10 till 7, admission one shillin Monday, Tuesday,
our attention to several para-1 Wednesday, and Thursday; and half-a-crown on Friday; and on
raphs and announcements,; Saturday live bob, for them as wants to be genteel."
in which it is stated that
certain gentlemen lately at-
tached to So-and-so in one
place, have been transferred, by Lord Palmer.
THE HAPPY FAMILY IN HYDE PARK.
Showman (Albert Prince) loquitur.
Walk in, walk in, ladies and gentlemen, and see the interestin' spec-
tacle of the United and Happy Family, showing the wonderful power
of human hintelligence in subduin' the ferocious and sanguinary dispo-
sitions of the hanimal creation. Here you be'old 'em livin' together in
peace and 'armony, like so many industrious bees in a glass 'ive; witch
celebrated hedifice was designed a-purpose for 'em, by that remarkable
talented indiwidgial, Mr. Joseph Paxton.
Fust and foremost, in a central situa'ion, you see that magnanimous
quadruped, the British Lion, a-lookin' round about him, with a cum-
placent expression of countenance, him being on the best of terms both
with his-self and everybody helse, and feelin' perfectly satisfied in his
own mind that he is "monarch of all he surveys."
Right over "gin that noble hanimal you observe the Gallic Cock,
between witch creatures there has been supposed to exist a nateral
henmity • but this is a wulgar error. The courageous bird has now
quitted his position, and strutted right in between the pors of the
I.ion, witch, though naturally a carnivorous hanimal, is now, you per-
ceive, a-eatin' a loaf of bread, made, I may remark, out of Free Trade
corn. The Cock is pecking crumbs out of the Lion's mouth- witch
the generous quadruped no ways begrudges, seein' as how he is blest
with an abundance, and can well afford to spare the small trifle.
Not far from this amiable hexibition of fraternity, you see the
Roossian Bear, fabulously reported to have no bowels ; a circumstance
disproved by his remarkable gentleness of disposition, and appetite for
plum-pudding-and there can be little doubt that'tis to that salutary
change in his diet he is indebted for the wonderful improvement of his
temper.
In the immediate neighbourwood of the Bear of Roosha, you be'old
the Haustrian and Prooshan Heagles, a-billin' like a pair of turtle-
doves,—and it is probable they would be cooin' too; but that, owing to
a nateral impediment in the construction of the wind-pipe, they are
unable to manage.
Here is a remarkable fine specimen of a London Terrier. The little
hanimal under his nose is a Hanover Rat. There you have a splendid
Spanish Bull; a good deal more at home where he is, I warrant you,
than he would be in the Hamphitheayter at Madrid. There, also, is a
Roman hanimal of the same species, with a brace of British bull-dogs
fast asleep alongside of him : may he never go further and fare wus !
On the right is the Royal Bengal Tiger, whose native ferocity has
been so completely conker'd that he is havin' a game of leapfrog with
the Swiss Shammy. On the left, the Great Indian Elephant is amusin'
his-self by feedin' the Chinese Pig with gingerbread nuts
That large black-looking bird yonder is the Danish Raven; he has
got a Turkey Pullet under his wing.
Yonder snug little friendly party is composed of the Rhinoceros
and Hippopotamus from Hafrica, the Egyptian Crocodile, the Halligator
from the New World, and the Kangaroo from the Hantipodes. To
tudge by their actions, they 're engaged in cheerful conversation, arter
THE NOBLE MILLER
stok and are now attached to So-and-so in quite nobody minds H.B.
a different locality. The fair writer asks, m a
strain of tender indignation, " whether such a There was a noble Miller, who
sacred thing as an attachment is to be under With no one could agree:
official control ? "—and adds, that, "although
dynasties may fall, or ministries change, under the
baneful influence of politics, the man who is really and truly attached
should, at least, be allowed to remain constant to his first attachment."
We regret we have no consolation to offer our fair and indisrnant
friend; but we must plant another immense barb in her already
lacerated bosom, by avowing to her our own opinion, that the parties
are all quite right, and that the persons whose attachments are altered, | lms Miller was a learned Peer;
simply change, as they have a right to do, because they can, pecuniarily
speaking, make a better thing of it.
He mill'd and sang his whole life long,
A slap-up Slasher he !
And all the burden of his song
Was, as they tell to me,
Oh ! I mind nobody, no, not I,
For nobody minds H. B.!
Not many such have we;
Full well he could expound the law,
And justice could decree;
But in a Mill was most at home,
For then he'd sing with glee—
Oh ! I mind nobody, no, not I,
For nobody minds H. B.!
The Miller would with all set to,
No matter their degree,
If in his measures they presumed
The least thing wrong to see.
One down, another man come on!
He sang so bold and free—
Oh ! I mind nobody, no, not I,
For nobody minds H B.!
He sometimes proved the better man,
Sometimes the worse, a wee;
But, worse or better, never once
Was brought upon his knee ;
And still would sing, though in his ear
He rather had a flea,
Oh ! I mind nobody, no, not 1,
For nobody minds H. B.!
The Mi'der used, almost each night,
To mill with one J. C.:
Those mills have stopped, and no one knows
The reason what can be.
J. C. is Lord Chief Justice now;
What's that ? says B. and V.:
Oh ! I mind nobody, no, not I,
For nobody minds H. B.!
When Truro trod upon his corns,
His last grand mill had he :
He got the poor Lord Chancellor.
Himself in Chancery:
And as he fibb'd him, still he sang,
Amid the sport and spree,
Oh ! I mind nobody, no, not I,
And nobody minds H. B.!
The Bottomless Safe.
This is one of the last contributions to the Exhibition ; and has
already engaged the attention of thousands of visitors. The safe is
constructed upon such unerring principles that, whatever may be the
amount of money once deposited within it, not a farthing of it—no
matter to whomsoever it may rightfully belong—can be removed
without the consent of him who has deposited it. The safe was care-
fully inspected by the Bishops or London, Durham, and Gloucester,.
and pronounced to be perfect. Flattered by such approval, the in-
ventor proposes to call what was heretofore the Bottomless Safe'
—the Bishop's Own; with this added inscription—Floreat Eccksia
No Money Returned.